Borja Baston has lifted the lid on his Swansea City frustrations and claims former manager Bob Bradley infuriated his players by his tinkering with selection.

There were high hopes for the Spaniard when he joined the Swans from Atletico Madrid in a club-record deal for £15.5million, but he failed to make an impact at the Liberty, scoring just one goal all season.

He was deemed surplus to requirements after discussions between head coach Paul Clement and the club's owners at the end of last season, and will spend the forthcoming campaign on loan with Malaga.

And, in an interview with Spanish publication AS , he has spoken of his disappointment in South Wales but insisted he had no regrets over his move and had affection for the way the fans and his team-mates supported him.

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Borja's stint in SA1 was not helped by injury problems during pre-season and the early stages of the Premier League campaign, with things only getting worse once Francesco Guidolin was replaced by Bradley. The American has recently made his return to football after being unveiled as the new manager of MLS expansion franchise Los Angeles FC.

"I arrived with an arm injury that I had picked up at Atletico, and just when I was recovering I had a small problem with my quadriceps," he said.

"I recovered from that and was able to play a couple of games, but then they [Swansea] fired the manager who had brought me in (Francesco Guidolin).

"It was difficult after that because the manager who came in (Bob Bradley) drove the team mad. He made lots of changes and we didn’t know what we were trying to do.

"In the end, with the arrival of Paul Clement, the team settled and we managed to stay up."

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But Borja, who played just 547 minutes of top-flight football for the Swans, feels he was not given a proper chance to show what he could do, while compatriot Fernando Llorente adjusted and went on to end the season with 15 goals to his name.

"It was not what I had hoped for," he added.

"I was really excited to go there after the seasons I had in Spain. I arrived as the most expensive signing in Swansea’s history, and at no point did they give me the chance to show what I could do.

Right now, I’m keen to feel important to a team again and have a good season.

"The life (in Swansea) is very different. Spain has good weather and excellent food. The timings are very different. But I think it was a great experience, and I learnt a lot. I don’t regret it.